That Trans Thread

[Rev. Rye]

Something I found out through this video: Tennessee's Anti-Drag bill is even worse than many of us suspected:





First of all, the bill in question is extremely short. The full document has a word count of 295, 251 if you don't count anything before "Section 1." Due to this brevity, the law neglects to properly define "Male or Female Impersonator" and "Performance." Add to those facts that Tennessee does not allow people to change the sex on their birth certificate, you have a situation where it's possible for any trans person to violate the law just by going out in public. After all, if all that matters is what's on a trans person's birth certificate, and not only is there no legal definition of a "performance," but the right is creating such a panic around drag, criminalising trans people just being out in public is the logical conclusion.

Thank Jah the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee has blocked enforcement... at least for now.